[RPG] [Patreon] Daughter of Essence (New Content Update!)

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New Release: Version 0.102!

Hi, everyone!

The latest build nearly wraps up the alternative path for the siege--the route where, if Mercy isn't confident in the cove's strength, she sends for backup and tries to hold the choke until help arrives.

There are a few little bumps to smooth over for next week, but then we're sailing on ahead with new content and leaving the cove behind once more! I, for one, will be grateful for the change of scenery and to be finished with this exceedingly complicated event, haha.

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Until next time, we hope you enjoy.

Version 0.102 - 10-4-2019

• Improved and expanded the Moon & Elijah art
• Added new “stall for time” portion in the cove residential area with a lot of new dialogue
• Added the “stall for time” siege, including battles where you hold the choke point as Marlan, Hallie, Dalkon, Fukuro and Franz
• Added a new short cutscene on Bell’s deck
• Added new dialogue to some residents after the “stall for time” siege, and made some of the dialogue from head-on attack apply for both paths
• All members of the ship’s crew will be absent from the cove after the strategy meeting if the “stall for time” path is chosen
• Fixed an issue where Moondrop was declassified as magic and removed from Orus’s list of spells
• Fixed an issue where Brandis appeared in the cove when not recruited
• Fixed an issue where portions of the cove overlay could be visible when waking from the cove siege
• Fixed an issue when taking control of Marlan in Grey Clarion where it was possible for Marlan to be outfitted incorrectly

 

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New Release: v0.103!

Hello, everyone!

This patch puts the whole cove siege section to bed, adding a lot of new scenes and updating the dialogue for all the members of the cove, and tweaking/improving some of the scenes during the siege itself. Plus, there are some relatively important bug fixes thrown in for good measure.

For now, I'm ready to move on and tackle what comes next, but in the future I'll probably come back to this section and flesh out a few more details, like unique dialogue for every possible member of the cove who didn't make it, and little on-screen effects to ramp up the drama when the general shows up.

As for what comes next: Mercy has to rush around, making good on her alliances, finishing her preparations and bolstering the cove's strength for Oldlight's return. Plus, there are still a few mysteries to solve, like the idols and whatever happened to Friedhilda.

We hope you're as excited to see where it all goes as we are.

- Nym

Version 0.103 - 10-11-2019

• Added Bell’s arrival scene (Stall route)
• Added Bell & Franz scene, new backstory (Stall route)
• Added Carlisse, Thorgeir & Gertie to the cove
• Added a lot of new dialogue to more cove residents pre- and post-siege
• Sabal will now fight alongside Marlan in the Cove Siege if recruited
• Mercy will now appear in her quarters after the Stall route is completed and rest before continuing, which plays a new cutscene
• If Dalkon, et al, lose their fight during the siege (Stall route), they now die permanently and count towards the total lost
• Mercy & Orus are now correctly recovered after resting post-siege
• A monument has been added to the rear-portion of the cove to commemorate anyone who falls in the siege (WIP)
• Heckart finally gets his rematch (Stall route only, for now)
• Added a new (unique) craftable accessory at the upgraded forge
• Fixed an issue where Elijah could repeat dialogue automatically after the siege
• Fixed an issue where the pirate class incorrectly couldn’t access essence magic (among other things, this caused Bell not to access part of his moveset in the deepfolk fight)
• Fixed some passability issues while controlling Beatrix in Shiveworth
• Revised a few lines of dialogue in Shiveworth

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

Weekly & Alpha Release: v0.104!

Hi everyone! Version 0.104 is uploaded for weekly and alpha patrons! Thanks for your patience and thanks for playing our game.

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We have a couple of pretty cool new systems being implemented this week, and the longest scene written to date, which had to be broken into three separate portions since it's a bit of a slow burn before it really gets cooking.

We've also begun trying to address the world changes for chapter 9, but as you can imagine, that's a big project in and of itself and will take a while to iron out.

Anyway, you can peep everything that's new this week in the notes below. As always, we hope you enjoy, and we'll see you next week!

Version 0.104 - 10-18-2019

• Added a new NSFW scene (M/F, Dom/Sub, Mature)
• Bell’s arrival to the cove has been added to the siege route, and a new scene with Tafo was added
• Added a 5th level to the dorms (WIP)
• Added a new multi-part cove sequence building up to the new NSFW scene
• Adjusted essence magic for better balance and synergy
• Adjusted classes and enemy resistances to reflect new simplified magic resistance chain: earth > thunder > water > fire > ice > earth (light and dark counter each other, governed by moon and night, respectively)
• Added new spell effects and made some spells negate certain status afflictions based on the new resistance chain (earth negates paralyze, thunder negates drowned, water negates burns, fire negates chilled/frozen, ice negates dizzy/disoriented). Additionally, if a spell is used on a target afflicted by the state it negates, the spell’s damage is amplified.
• Updated the library to contain all missing NSFW scenes
• You can now leave the cove in chapter IX after discussing the Emerald Flats with Marlan (Ch. IX world is WIP)
• Fixed an issue where Fukuro would show up with Marlan instead of Sabal
• Fixed some text alignment issues
• Fixed some portrait alignment issues
• Franz, the Carvannah refugees, Sigrun & co., the Danforth Crook bandits are all gone from their respective places in the world starting in chapter IX if not recruited

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: Version 0.105!

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Hi Nym, here!

Spent a lot of time this week really fleshing out the essence journal, adding a full-detail page for every spell in the game. I'll be doing the same for the weapon skill journal soon, but I ran out of time this week.

Besides just the spellbook, I've added a number of brand new spells to the game, continuing the recent trend of trying to add depth and synergy to the game's magic system for those people out there like myself who love experimenting with different build combinations.

There's other little tidbits here and there, but I'll let the patch notes handle the rest and just say thanks for playing, as always, and I hope you're looking forward to a brand new area coming next week.

Version 0.105 - 10-25-2019

• Completely overhauled the essence magic journal, adding a full detailed page for every individual spell.
• 6 Brand new spells were added to the 2nd and 3rd tier of Eva’s workspace!
• Hawk’s Keep is abandoned in Chapter IX and all the Lions have moved on (but maybe someone else has moved in…?)
• Danforth Crook has been updated slightly for chapter IX. Marilea is no longer recruitable and the jobs around the farm are already taken care of, so you won’t be asked for help.
• The basement key from Danforth can be retrieved in chapter IX even if the bandits weren’t recruited, and Sabal can still be recruited
• If Colette wasn’t recruited in Chapter VIII, you have another chance to recruit her in chapter IX
• Flame Cultist added to Fogsborough Ch. IX (requires having found her previously)
• Attack-all spell animations have been improved for fewer cut-offs and better screen alignment, so it doesn’t look like allies are caught in the attacks
• Emerald Oasis added to the overworld and world map
• Added new dialogue with Captain Bell, discussing the plans for departure. Mercy no longer leave the cove in Ch. IX until after this dialogue occurs
• Qel can now land at the Emerald Oasis, though it can’t be accessed until Ch. IX
• Fixed an issue where the bird cage image overlay had a tile graphic error
• Mining nodes in Esterholt now correctly show the coat portrait
• Fixed a cutscene in the White Rat where Mercy’s sprite wasn’t correctly shown as sleeping

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: Version 0.106!

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Hey everyone!

There are several new areas and a lot of new cutscenes this week, but the biggest change is also the most subtle: a total overhaul of all the hidden calculations behind the fishing system. It doesn't mean a whole heck of a lot on the casual user's end, but it cleans the whole thing up a lot for me and makes a few improvements in the process.

It's fun to be working on fresh new content again, since I was starting to get tired of the cove events. Look forward to a whole lot more next week!

- Nym

Version 0.106 - 11-1-2019

• Added the Temple of the Burning Stone (WIP)
• Added temple interior
• Added inner sanctum
• Added new idol space
• Added new optional boss encounter (WIP)
• Added a new cutscene with the flame priestess
• Dougar is recruitable in Ch. IX IF he was spoken to in Ch. VIII after recruiting Sigrid
• Overhauled the fishing system. Your Luck now directly affects what fish you will find in addition to whether you catch a fish. Your line can no longer break unless you land a fish. Increased the odds of finding regionally-specific fish. (Each time you cast, a random number is rolled between 1 and 400. Mercy's Luck stat is then added to the total. When using a Lure, Mercy's Luck is tripled. If the resulting number is higher than 200, something is hooked.)
• Revised the snowy cliff tiles around Esterholt and Fogsborough to be less blocky and allow passability underneath
• Added some new fishable items
• Fixed some portrait issues in Carvannah
• Fixed some repeating animation issues

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: v0.107!

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Hi everyone, prepared here specifically for your pleasure is the game's latest and greatest release, version 0.107.

A lot of new information about Mercy, the idols, and the previous Daughters of Essence is brought to light this week in one of the most involved and lengthy quests I've put together yet.

Plus, a couple of new characters are introduced that I think a lot of people are going to end up really liking. I can already tell they're going to be some of my favorites.

Enjoy!

Version 0.107 - 11-8-2019

• Added new story content to the burning stone quest
• Added the raft-building quest from Fort Wilkes (WIP)
• Added the treasure-hunters to Fort Wilkes
• Added new enemies to the temple exterior
• Updated the Moon Mother encounter
• Revised the burning stone scene
• Finished the idol space scenes
• Fixed a portrait issue in Hawk’s Keep
• Fixed an issue where you could get stuck in the basement in Danforth Crook
• Fixed an issue where Mercy could confront Leite about the pump before finding it
• Fixed an issue where Claudia could appear in two places at once
• Fixed an issue where Camille could walk over the steps on the ship and get stuck
• Fixed a possible soft lock in Beatrix’s office
• Marlan is now restored before his fight in the siege
• Fixed an issue where Dallas could appear in the cove even if not recruited
• Any item given to Beatrix in the fight against the twins is now removed after combat

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly & Alpha Release: v0.108!

Hellooooooo, and thanks for joining us for another new release! We focused a lot on revisions and improvements this week, including portraits, weapon skill books, and in many cases, the skills themselves.

The long quest chain from Fogsborough to Fort Wilkes to New Light has finally concluded, and a number of new friends can be made along the way. I've also begun work on a cool new area called Emerald Flats, but that isn't quite ready for exploration yet. You can look forward to seeing some of that next week.

Until then, we hope you enjoy!

- Nym

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Version 0.108 - 11-15-2019

• Added the smugglers to New Light and the return home
• Added the conclusion of the raft-building quest and the departure from Fort Wilkes
• Added hazards to the overworld while rafting
• Quinn and Bartleby can now be recruited to the cove
• Revised Beatrix’s portraits
• Revised Orus Portraits
• Overhauled the skillbooks
• A number of skills have been adjusted for balance
• The skill abbreviations in “Sense Essence” have been adjusted for continuity
• Fixed some text runoff and typos
• Fixed an issue where picking up the tools & rope in Fort Wilkes didn’t correctly count towards quest progress

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: v0.109!

Hey everyone, thanks for checking out our latest release! New to the game? try the public build or become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/indoorminotaur

This week has been all about mapping out the brand new area, Emerald Flats. It's a big, spacious town tucked away in a forest, and it's going to end up being probably the largest & most populated area since Carvannah.

It's already quite big! Next week, we start in on the interior areas and finish populating the town with all the new NPCs. This might be the last new town the game gets before we start closing in on the finale, so we hope you like it!

Version 0.109 - 11-22-2019

• Added primary exterior area for Emerald Flats (WIP)
• Added Emerald Flats Camp (WIP)
• Added Emerald Flats Mine (WIP)
• Added Emerald Flats Tavern (WIP)
• Populated Emerald Flats with a number of new NPCs
• A contingent of Oldlight soldiers arrive in Aster Valley in Ch. 9, blocking the way into town
• Qel can now be recruited in Ch. 9
• Fixed an issue where the attack and defense bonuses from rows weren’t applying correctly. Being in the front row now correctly increases attack by 15% and physical damage taken by 15%, and being in the back row reduces attack and damage taken by 15%

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly & Alpha Release: v0.112!

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Hi everyone!

Here is a good chunky update with a lot of new story content in the Emerald Flats.

The area as a whole is still a WIP, but it's come a long way and the main narrative for the town is nearly concluded.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy the new content!

Version 0.112 - 12-13-2019

• Added the mining “hot & cold” sequence
• Added a ton of new story progress in Emerald Flats
• Added new enemy encounters
• Added new characters to Emerald Flats
• Added new essence-transformation portraits
• Fixed an issue where Mercy’s heirloom knife showed a default knife sprite when attacking
• Fixed an issue where some interiors were autosaving unintentionally

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

Happy Holidays! Version 0.113 Released!

Hi everyone, here is the final build before the holidays, and the second-to-last build of the decade.

The hell world of the past few weeks is finally calming, and things are beginning to resemble normalcy again just in time for the holidays. We'll be taking a couple of days off to relax for Christmas, but fear not: there will still be a new release next Friday.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the new stuff! Emerald Flats is nearly complete. The only thing left is to flesh out a few more side-quests and add in a bit of extra content, and we'll be moving on with the story.

Version 0.113 - 12-20-2019

• Added a shorter new NSFW scene (M/F, cunnilingus)
• Added new NPCs to Emerald Flats
• Added tons of items to Emerald Flats
• Added new encounters to the Emerald Flats mine
• Added new side-quests to the Emerald Flats
• Added new secrets to Emerald Flats
• Added new ingredients and a new cooking recipe
• You can now get a new mining pick from the Emerald Flats supervisor if yours breaks while mining silver or gold
• Fixed some more animations that were incorrectly playing twice
• Fixed some incorrect move routes in the Emerald Flats

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[IndoorMinotaur]

Last Release of the Decade: v0.114!

Hi everyone, hope your holidays have been splendid and you're all excited for the new year!

To round the decade out, I managed to sneak in some time this week for a new release with flashy new content and bug fixes alike.

As always, we hope you enjoy, and we hope to see you next year!

- Nym

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Version 0.114 - 12-27-2019

• Adjusted the siege ending slightly and added new sprites/portraits for a severely wounded Diana
• Added new cutscenes to the departure of the Emerald Flats
  • Added a cutscene on the Carvannah docks
  • Added a cutscene in the Oldlight palace
  • Added a cutscene in the newly-made training room for Minerva’s soldiers
  • Added a cutscene in the spymaster’s office
  • Added reunion with Elijah & boarding
  • Added arrival to the cove with Medina, refugees & gardener (if recruited)
• Added all the new arrivals to the cove (WIP)
• The inn is repaired after the return from Emerald Flats (if it was destroyed)
• Mercy can no longer use toys on the deck of the Oldlight ship. This is to fix a bug where using it before the leviathan fight would carry over into the fight, to comedic effect
• Fixed an issue where Kelsie could appear in the inn even if she wasn’t recruited
• Fixed an issue where szarva milk was incorrectly missing from the tavern once Cattie took over

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Year, New Build: v0.115!

Hey everyone, happy 2020. This week's build finally cut up a bunch more of our voice actress's monologue bits for Mercy and adds them in, which is a lot more work getting right than it sounds, but definitely worth it.

She does a great job with Mercy, and I'm looking forward to getting the rest of the game voiced up.

Beyond that, I fixed a bunch of bugs and updated the cove with new, post-Emerald Flats dialogue. This is getting more and more time-consuming as the cove keeps growing and adding new people, but it really feels essential to making the cove feel "alive" and I don't mind doing it.

You'll notice that a lot of people start hinting at errands or projects they'd like to attempt before it all goes down, and this chapter is going to be Mercy's last chance to get all her unfinished business concluded, so there are a lot of threads to start tying off.

Next week, we're gonna be doing a lot of tying. Hope you look forward to it.

- Nym

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Version 0.115 - 1-3-2020

• Added several new voiced chapter monologues!
• Qel now perches above the bath house after being recruited & can be spoken with at any time
• Added new dialogue to members of the cove to reflect the passage of time
• Added new dialogue to some of the townsfolk in Emerald Flats
• Added (another) line of dialogue indicating where to go after waking in the White Rat
• Dougar now appears in the cove (or boathouse) if recruited
• Bell’s crew no longer remains in the cove after departing for Emerald Flats
• The Carlisse/Gertie/Thorgeir scene can no longer trigger if Thorgeir dies in the siege
• Megaera no longer appears in the cove after the siege if she wasn’t recruited
• Fukuro no longer vanishes from the cove after the siege
• Megaera & Fukuro will now mention leaving to bring their respective aid back to the cove and be absent once Mercy returns from the Emerald Flats
• Aklas and Dietrich will no longer appear after the siege in the cove if not recruited
• Fixed an issue where Mercy could be stuck in a cutscene in the tent in Emerald Flats

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly & Alpha: v0.116!

Hi everyone!

Last week, I mentioned we would start tying off loose ends this week, and that's what I've been working on.

We have a lot of returning old faces you can touch base with again, many of whom can be recruited depending on your choices up to now. Next week there will be more of the same, with Chapter 9 will be wrapping up very soon. Then I'll be getting started on the "final" chapter!

Which means... it's just about time for a new public release! I'll be posting more details about that soon, but you should expect it coming before the month is over.

As always the public release will be available at https://www.patreon.com/indoorminotaur

As always, thanks for checking us out and we hope you enjoy the new content.

Best,

Nym

Version 0.116 - 1-10-2020

• Added new dialogue to the cove
• Added a new area to the cove in Ch. IX: the garden (must have recruited Marilea)
• Updated the cove’s upper area in Ch. IX if the battleship was salvaged & added a big new housing complex
• Added new lighting to the rear cave areas
• Mercy’s Luck now increases the odds of getting better mining results
• Attempted to fix a random issue where mining can cause a crash
• Adjusted the dusk lighting in Emerald Flats
• Revised the Hawk’s Keep Minron dialogue and concluded (it if you completed the flame cultist quest)
• You can recruit Elif or Ramesh in Ch. IX, depending on your choices prior
• You can recruit Ramses, Henry and Lucas in Ch. IX, depending on your choices prior
• Fixed some text run-off issues
• Fixed some typos

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: v0.117!

Hi everyone!

Version 0.117 is available to both weekly and alpha patrons! This is primarily because version 0.116 will be going public NEXT FRIDAY, and I want to make sure all patron builds stay ahead of it.

But beyond that, just the nature of the build's content, the amount of fixes from last week, and the additional testing I'd like to get done before it all goes public just warrants an extra alpha release.

Hope you enjoy!

- Nym

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Version 0.117 - 1-17-2020

• Added a new encampment to Mar’Liore in Ch. IX for reinforcements (if you still have Roald - WIP)
• You can now deliver messenger birds to various points across the world in Ch. IX (WIP)
• Updated the quest journal to catch back up to the current content
• Added the option to purchase lumber from Esterholt in Ch. IX (if you didn’t salvage the battleship)
• Delilah can be recruited from Witchdale in Ch. IX (if Mercy pursued her previously)
• Witchdale has been updated in Ch. IX to reflect the passage of time (post Emerald Flats)
• Added a few additional cove expenditures, since Mercy has been behind on crew payments
• Fixed an issue where Marlan and Dalkon could get stuck on Bell’s arrival
• Fixed an issue where a cutscene in the Oldlight palace repeats when returning
• Fixed a portrait-related crash on the overworld
• Fixed some passability issues in the cove
• Revised some dialogue for better formatting and continuity

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

PUBLIC RELEASE: CH. IX

This new release features hours of new content, new places, new characters, new voice acting, new conflict and, of course, new erotic adventures. And beyond just the new stuff, there are also dozens (or hundreds) of fixes, QoL improvements, revisions, and more.

Chapter IX is the penultimate chapter, as far as I'm able to tell. Everything you do now is leading up to the final moments in Chapter X, so take your time, enjoy, and as always, if you can't wait for the next chapter, join us here on Patreon to get that new content injection every single week: https://www.patreon.com/indoorminotaur

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly Release: v0.118!

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Version 0.118 - 1-24-2020

• Depending on your actions until now and a number of different variables, the amount of reinforcements from Mar’Liore will vary drastically. The results of all that is finally tallied, though not all of it will be revealed immediately.
• It is now possible for Bennie (new character), Monday (new character), Lara, Kylie and Kobe Jones to join the reinforcements from Mar’Liore, depending on your actions until now. They will also appear in the cove if recruited.
• Added a new cutscene with Marlan and Petrova
• Added a new cutscene with all the new arrivals in the cove
• If the red moth ejderha was encountered in Grey Clarion, it will appear again at the cove at the end of Ch. IX
• Two new rooms were added to the 5th floor of the residential area, where Monday & Bennie reside (if they arrive)
• Peacekeeper Leland can now be recruited in Ch. IX
• Added more updated dialogue to Witchdale in Ch. IX
• Mercy can now give the lumber purchased in Ch. IX to Gorps, who starts working on the new housing
• If Roald left before Ch. IX, he will now send a letter advising Mercy to visit Gov. Willard. This quest, or the quest where Roald accompanies you, are now both required for narrative progress
• Fixed an issue where Elijah and Franz could appear in two places at once in the cove
• Fixed a portrait issue in Shiveworth
• Fixed an issue where Ginny’s dialogue with Beatrix would repeat
• Fixed an EVAL error in the General/Finder fight that could cause a crash
• Fixed an issue where the “confront Van Ritter” dialogue played when Mercy chose to withdraw
• Fixed some passability issues
• Fixed an issue where the siege “total infiltration score” and the “2-man infiltration team” scores were conflated for a number of different checks, including whether it was required to purchase lumber & whether Gorps had built the new housing
• It is no longer required to have met with Mirelinda Kreel in Carvannah in order to do the Flame Temple quest in Ch. IX (WIP - some of the dialogue may still suggest a prior meeting)
• After the siege is finished, checking Mercy’s notes on the meeting table will now reveal the “total siege strength” value, as well as a letter grade for the results
• Fixed some typos

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly Release: v0.119!

Hi everyone! Some spoilers in this post, so read ahead at your own risk.

It's a somewhat contained build this week on account of all the post-launch work that accompanies a new public build and the subsequent hotfixes, but a lot of new dialogue and characters have been added to the cove and I've begun the tedious (but admittedly also kind of fun?) labor of preparing a big climactic battle.

If you've already done the first siege, where you assign members of your cove to various roles, then imagine that again but on steroids, with more stats, many more members of the cove to choose from, and a much more elaborate and larger-scale battle plan.

This part is going to take a while... but I'm hoping it does all your choices and hard work so far justice, eventually.

For now, why not take a peep at the patch notes below and see what's new this week?

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Version 0.119 - 1-31-2020

• Added new dialogue to characters in the cove
• Added a new fisherman on the overworld Mercy can strike a bargain with
• Added a couple of new cutscenes in the cove
• Added new stealable items to some enemies
• Quinn and Bartleby now appear in the cove when recruited
• Peacekeeper Leland now appears in the cove when recruited
• The mercenary captains from Mar’Liore will now appear in the cove after Marlan’s return
• Petrova’s and the Crow reinforcements will now appear in the cove after Marlan’s return (depending on your actions until now)
• Fixed an issue where Elyas could appear briefly in the cove even when not recruited
• Fixed an issue where Camille could still appear in the cove even if she died in the siege
• Fixed an issue where a sign in the bath-house could be read through a wall
• Fixed a potential portrait issue when checking the cove funds
• Fixed an issue where Claudia could appear in two places at once in the cove
• Fixed an issue where Tafo could disappear from Petrova’s ship during a cutscene

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: v0.120!

Hey everyone, thanks again for helping the new public release go smoothly and for everyone who came to the discord to help report issues.

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We're looking really clean and stable right now, and I'm feeling good about the latest releases, which is great because all that smooth sailing is about to CRASH AND BURN, starting next week.

Because, folks.... we're finally here. The big moment of truth. The ultimate showdown (of ultimate destiny). Everything that you've been building towards is all preparing to converge right now, and it is not going to be a smooth process with easy-to-release builds in between.

I'm going to keep my head down for now and keep grinding just to see where we end up next week, but something tells me it might not be worth releasing until it's all playable.

On the other hand, it's probably going to need a lot of playtesting. We'll just have to see where I'm at with it all as we go and play it by ear.

Whatever happens... thanks for hanging in there.

As for the release right this moment, I'm giving you everything that's functional, just before the shit all hits the fan. There are some nice new features baked into this build that I think will make a lot of people happy.

Version 0.120 - 2-7-2020

• Added a new boss encounter
• Added a new side-quest (contingent on your choices so far)
• You can now skip right to Mercy room or Beatrix’s office from the Dorms entrance (and visiting Beatrix heals you automatically)
• You can now interact with the bed in Beatrix’s office, and Beatrix will heal your injuries.
• Added more new dialogue to the cove
• Fixed an issue where Beatrix could appear in Ch. IX even if she had died in the siege
• Fixed some passability issues
• Fixed an issue where Captain Bell could remain in the cove after leaving for Emerald Flats

 

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New Weekly & Alpha Release: v0.121!

Hey everyone!

This has been an excruciatingly time-consuming and complicated build to get out, but I'm very pleased to announce that the hard part is finally over and we're back to the more exciting stuff!

The new system developed for assigning units during the coming battle is vastly more sophisticated than the iteration from the previous siege, to say nothing of the fact that there are twice as many people now, so development on that created a lot of new challenges. I hope it works well, and I hope people don't find it too laborious to assign so many different roles, haha.

Aside from the big system implementation, we also wrapped up a few important plot-points and had time to squeeze in a brand new sex scene.

Next week's build is going to be all about diving into battle... so I hope everyone's ready!

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Version 0.121 - 2-21-2020

• Added a new NSFW scene (M/F, size difference, pregnant, romantic)
• Added a new meeting sequence where the cove gathers to go over the battle plans
• Added a new cutscene with Holden’s arrival
• Added the Esterholt hunters to the cove (if recruited)
• Added Mirelinda Kreel to the cove (if recruited)
• Added the unit assignment system for the final battle, allowing Mercy to assign everyone in the cove a role, as well as the reinforcements, however desired. The scores are calculated now but won’t be revealed until later
• Fixed an issue where skipping the first chapter could result in a soft-lock later on
• Fixed some Orus-overlap issues

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: v0.122!

Hey folks, this week we got a lot of new cutscenes with multiple branching paths wrapped up, and I plan to flesh them out a little further next week.

Also added the big packed-up final cove area, you'll be able to chat with everyone in the cove one last time before the big day, and in a lot of cases, get a bunch of new backstory on your fellow residents.

This is a WIP for now, going to take a whole lot of work to squeeze everyone in now that there are something like 80 possible members.

Anyway, thanks for playing and thanks for your support. Enjoy!
- Nym

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Version 0.122 - 2-28-2020

• Added Oldlight ship conference room scenes
• Added Oldlight ship doctor’s office scenes
• Added Oldlight ship deck scenes
• Added Grey Lions ship deck scene
• Added new packed-up Cove areas (WIP)
• Added new backstories for a handful of cove residents
• Added the (embarrassingly) absent instructional line in the Emerald Flats mines about how to sense for essence by pressing F
• Fixed an issue where the cove stands didn’t appear to be correctly packed up for the siege in Ch. IX if defenses were upgraded
• Revised some of the chapter 1 dialogue for better quality and more seamless continuity
• Revised the strategy meeting to include Megaera’s return

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: v0.123! Whoa!

Hey everyone!

We've got another new weekly build for you, this time with a comfortable blend of secret, invisible math and much more interesting, perfectly visible new character dialogue.

The cove is a crowded place now, and adding everyone in to the new areas and giving so many characters the chance to go deeper into their backstories was fun and rewarding, but also time-consuming!

Not much to say about the build beyond that. Things are shaping up, and we're chipping away at the big pieces little by little.

Thanks for the support!

- Nym

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Version 0.123 - 3-6-2020

• Added virtually every possible cove resident to the new packed-up cove areas with hundreds of lines of new dialogue and back-story
• Began the calculations for Oldlight’s attacking strength based on your choices until now, and how those calculations will match up against your unit distribution scores
• Fixed some passability errors
• Fixed some typos and text runoff errors
• Fixed an issue where some characters in the cove could appear or trigger cutscenes/dialogue even if they were supposed to be dead

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: Version 0.124!!!

Hey everyone! We're back again with a cool new release, featuring a surprise new WIP area I'm excited to share.

It's been a lot of work on sprites and tiles this week for the mapping, but I mostly like how it came out in the end and I'm excited to keep building on this area further, since it's interesting and reveals a lot of new lore.

We'll be back next week, so stay safe in the meantime, hunker down with Daughter of Essence, and for God's sake, wash your hands often and thoroughly.

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Version 0.124 - 3-13-2020

• Added a brand new dungeon area to the game (WIP)
• Added several new mini-boss encounters to the game (WIP)
• Added new lore segments to the game in the new dungeon area
• Added a new cutscene to the cove
• Added more characters to the final cove areas
• Fixed an issue with an image overlay in the final cove area
• Fixed an issue where Ralph could appear in the cove even if he wasn’t recruited
• Fixed an issue where Brandis could appear in the cove even if he had died in the siege

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

Hey folks! We have a weird special giveaway for you!

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Share & Follow for a chance to win BONUS game content!

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[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly & Alpha v.0.125: The Breakening

Hi everyone, hope you're hanging in there and staying safe.

New to the game or want to access the newest builds? Visit https://www.patreon.com/indoorminotaur to become a patron or download the public build.

I've got a big ol' sloppy patch for you that's going to need a lot of careful testing, so I hope some of y'all will come through for me.

The big project for this week has been preparing for a future html & mobile build, which has entailed a full overhaul for file naming conventions.

Thanks for playing, thanks for your patience, and we'll see you next week!

Version 0.125 - 3-20-2020

• Added a new main boss encounter
• Added new parameters to all enemy AIs, ensuring they will correctly attack when afflicted with Berserk or Enrage states
• Disabled all sex toys in the mystery realm
• Aded new cutscenes and story content
• Skill cooldowns are now tick-based instead of turn-based (this should help improve enemy AI as well, but it’s still experimental)
• Fixed an issue where the Silas & Agatha scene image would not display in certain conditions
• Fixed a tile issue in Seth’s realm
• Fixed an issue where Tafo’s scene image would not display in certain conditions
• Combed through the game and began the process of renaming files for browser/mobile pathing compatibility. Please report any issues this causes!
• Fixed an issue where Mercy could descend into the Grey Clarion Grotto while riding Orus
• Mercy can now correctly ride Orus at the Fort Wilkes gate
• Fixed an issue where loading a game in some interior areas wouldn’t correctly play the region’s BGM or BGS
• Fixed a lighting issue when exiting the grotto in Mar’Liore
• Fixed the Lion Beetle’s AI
• Giantslayer damage ticks now have an animation to make it more obvious
• Absolution of the Sea now removes the states it was previously missing
• Orus is now 75% resistant to Moon Poison

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: The Fixening (v0.126)

Well, I survived the dreaded corona.

Thanks to everyone for the patience and support--I didn't get bad enough to go to the hospital, but I was pretty out of commission for a week and change. Fortunately, I'm feeling better and was able to get some important work done this week, finally wrapping up all the behind-the-scenes math and tallying for the siege outcome.

It was tricky, because the siege is a surprisingly complex system:

First, it tallies up your unit scores, which are decided both by your choices of unit composition, any upgrades they had, and any reinforcements you give them.

Then, it talles up Oldlight's unit scores in opposition to your own. This is decided by all manner of different variables and choices made throughout the game, so it's not just a fixed value.

And lastly, it pits all these opposing values against each other in a fairly sophisticated way, with a lot of different scores spilling over into different categories as reinforcements or gaps in defense, etc.

The final effort has been measuring the degrees of success or failure for these values and determining what that means for the final result: who lives, who dies, whether you win or lose, and how good or bad things turn out for everyone in the end.

I'm doing a ton of work on making it feel dynamic, because it's the culmination of years of planning and preparation not just from me, but also for anyone following along with the story expecting some sort of payout for their choices.

Anyway, one week at a time! Thanks again, and see you next week!

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Version 0.126 - 4-3-2020

• Finished tallying Oldlight’s total force strength based on choices made up til now
• Pitted yours and Oldlight’s scores together for the final battle results (WIP)
• Added the post-siege battlefield maps (WIP)
• Slightly tweaked some cove residents’ stats for better aptitude for at least one task
• Fixed a file reference issue in the Carvannah Aqueducts
• Implemented a new system to track which residents of the cove fall during the siege based on their resilience and the final tallies of the unit to which they were assigned.
• Made a change to the extra reinforcements to the main force so that they are correctly tracked in the battle’s aftermath (this change won’t take effect for saves past the unit selection portion, meaning some residents could inadvertently dodge death).

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

Still Clinging to Life (New Release! v0.127)

Hi everyone, apologies for updates being a little spotty of late. I've been up and down with what the doctors assume is a bad case of Coronavirus, though they aren't testing people my age. So I spoke too soon about having a mild version.

But when I'm up, I can usually squeeze in a little time to get some work done. As luck would have it, I've been up for the past couple of days and able to make some more progress.

Hopefully things stay on the up-and-up, but I've been burned by that hope before so I'm taking things one day at a time. Hope you like the new build, and I hope to see you soon!

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Version 0.127 - 4-17-2020

• Added the siege “victory” outcome results
• Added a new cutscene to the dorms in Ch. X
• Added a new cutscene after the “victory” outcome results (WIP)
• Fixed several more missing file references
• Fixed an outdated fishing spot in Witchdale
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to get cornered by Rosa in the alley in Shiveworth
• Fixed an issue where aqueduct goops were susceptible to some physical attack types
• Fixed an issue where re-entering the residential area from the cove in chapter VII prematurely puts you in the ch. VIII residential area
• Adjusted the speed of sliding on ice

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly Build: v0.128!

Hi folks, I wanted to get this weekly build out even though it's not gigantic, primarily because it fixes some pretty tricky issues. It's uploading now!

An update health-wise, I'm still under the weather but I still have good days and bad days. I've finally been tested for COVID after 5 weeks of complaining and the tests came back negative, which is partly good and partly nerve-wracking, because now I have to twiddle my thumbs and wait for all the other non-coronavirus blood tests to come in to see if it's something else more serious.

Fingers crossed it's just a weird one-off infection, and my "good days" become more and more normal and the bad days less frequent.

We're going to get over this finish line, though, even if I have to crawl over it. Thanks for taking this journey with me while the world crumbles around us.

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Version 0.128 - 4-23-2020

• Finished the siege “victory” outcome results and resulting cutscenes
• Fixed an issue where fishing successfully could sometimes result in no catch
• Began development on post-siege cove content (WIP)
• Revised some dialogue for better quality and continuity
• Fixed an issue where it was impossible to fish up regionally-unique fish (oops!)
• Fixed an issue where Orus could disappear when riding him into a tent in Carvannah
• Fixed some missing file reference issues
• Fixed an issue where Carlisse could appear in 2 places at once when first arriving to the Cove
• Fixed an issue where Mercy could confront Silas before encountering any Crows
• Fixed some skill descriptions

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Weekly & Alpha Build: v0.129!

Hi everyone, I am pleased to report some improvement in my condition this week, accompanied by some blessed progress on the various branching paths that make up the game's "endings."

Presently, there are 7 different major divergences after the siege, most of which lead to an earlier conclusion to the journey than some of the other, more "successful" routes. Within some of these 7 paths is an impossibly large number of more subtle variants based on your choices over the course of the game and your level of preparedness for the battle.

There's a lot of content packed in here, but the caveat to all this exciting news is... most of you will never see 95% of it. After all, you can only experience one single outcome at a time!

Making so many branching outcomes is time-consuming business, and coupled with serious illness, it's been a hell of a month for development.

Remember, you can download the public build of become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/indoorminotaur

One more thing I will say, for those of you who are starting to worry: the game's not over yet. For the more thorough and better prepared among, there's still a whole chapter awaiting. Now that so many of these loose ends are getting tied up, it's finally about time to get back on track, and I'm looking forward to it.

- Nym

Version 0.129 - 5-1-2020

• Added the cove “surrender” outcome results and resulting cutscenes (WIP)
• Added 3 new cove “annihilation” outcomes and resulting cutscenes (WIP)
• Added new “release” sprite and portrait for Mercy
• Added new time-skip captivity sprite for Mercy
• Added Mercy’s Oldlight palace chambers (WIP)
• Added new “fully awakened” Mercy sprites
• You can now have a conversation about Leite’s milk in Ch. IX if you missed it in Ch. VIII
• Fixed a number of missing file reference issues
• Fixed an issue where Mercy could board the ship in Mar’Liore while riding Orus
• Fixed a handful of screen tint inconsistencies

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: v0.130!

Hey everyone!

I'm excited to get this new build out with some big & fancy extensions to some of the possible endings.

I've been working hard to make the less ideal outcomes still feel like genuine, meaningful results, and I'm excited to get back to work on the outcomes that don't yet result in an ending at all!

The more it branches out, the more work I'm creating for myself, but I hope it's all worth it in the end.

Until next time!

- Nym

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Version 0.130 - 5-8-2020

• Extended and added the conclusion to the annihilation paths
• Extended and added the conclusion to the surrender paths
• Added a large new post-annihilation area
• Added a new mysterious NPC who reveals many of the world’s secrets
• Added a number of new sprites & assets
• Fixed some missing file reference errors
• Revised some dialogue for better quality and continuity

 

[IndoorMinotaur]

New Release: Version 0.131!

Here's this week's build including new Leite portrait!

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Version 0.131 - 5-17-2020

• Added new Leite portraits
• Added the conclusion to the surrender + no yield essence path
• Fixed some portrait flickering issues
• Updated the dorm lighting (lanterns now glow when a room is occupied)
• Added a new Beatrix intro monologue (voice coming soon)
• Added a new Leite epilogue outro (voice coming soon)
• Fixed an issue where Katerina in Shiveworth wouldn’t play her new dialogue for Beatrix
• Fixed an issue where it was possible for two events to overlap in Mercy’s dorm room
• Fixed some portrait flicker issues